Inter-agency Global Evaluation of Inter-agency Global Evaluation of RH Services for Refugees and RH Services for Refugees and

IDPsIDPs

Introduction

SymposiumSymposium

Inter-agency symposium on RH in refugee situations held in Geneva in 1995:– Participants from more than 50 governments, NGOs,

and UN agencies IAWG formed post-symposium:

– RH services for refugee situations endorsed, including MISP, and Inter-agency Field Manual field-tested

IAWG meeting 2002:– plan endorsed to evaluate efforts since 1995 to

institutionalize RH in programmes serving refugees and IDPs

Overall ObjectiveOverall Objective

To evaluate the provision of RH services to refugees and IDPs, based on the framework for implementation outlined in the Inter-agency Field Manual

Objective OneObjective One

To take stock of the range and quality of RH services provided to refugees and IDPs and identify factors that facilitate or hinder the provision of these services

Objective TwoObjective Two

To identify factors that facilitate or hinder access to, use of, and satisfaction with the RH services, from the perspective of the beneficiaries of these services

Objective ThreeObjective Three

To explicate the lessons learned since 1995 and recommend ways in which RH services for refugees and IDPs can be strengthened and/or expanded

Evaluation FrameworkEvaluation Framework

Seven components:– components 1 to 4 focused on field level– component 5 focused on agency level– component 6 focused on global level– component 7 involved dissemination of

overall results

Evaluation ProcessEvaluation Process

Evaluation steering committee formedMany agencies and individuals involved

in the implementation of Components 1 through 6 of the evaluation

Various evaluation methods used